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CHARGES FOLLOW MEREWETHER ASSAULT

A 29-year-old has been charged, after a serious assault in a Newcastle suburb overnight.

Shortly before 4am, emergency services responded to reports of an assault on Mitchell Street in Merewether.

Paramedics treated a 28-year-old man at the scene before he was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.

Subsequent inquiries led police to arrest a 29-year-old man at John Hunter Hospital.

He was charged with assaulting causing grievous bodily harm, and will appear before Newcastle Local Court later today.

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